Day Tripping: August 24

Facing Obstacles

Eighteen months after she was born in 1965, Marlee Matlin lost most of her hearing from an illness. But, that impairment never stopped the young girl from achieving her dreams.

“I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.”

Marlee Matlin is an academy award-winning actress and an accomplished author. At the time, she was the youngest actress to win the Best Actress award.

Today, Marlee continues to act and write, and with her spare time, she advocates for breaking down barriers for those with disabilities.

Today is:

Waffle Day — Goes with maple syrup and butter or even chicken. But, I prefer it with ice cream.

Musical Ride

John Lennon’s murderer was sentenced in 1981. Mark David Chapman received 20 years to life and has been denied parole on several occasions.

Interesting Notes

In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly non-stop across the US from LA to Newark, New Jersey.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Lord Richard Attenborough was the acclaimed older brother of David from Our Planet. Richard’s filmmaking and acting career spanned seven decades. He is considered one of the most influential artists of British cinema. Richard Attenborough passed away in 2014 at 90 years of age.

Notable Births

1957 — Another acclaimed British actor and filmmaker, Stephen Fry

1973 — The one and only Dave Chappelle

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, PhD. Terry Trueman Dr Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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